[COVER STORY] President spars with liberal allies over investigation body chief nomination
It is normal for a president to clash with members of opposition parties, especially those with different political inclinations, over reform measures. President Lee Jae Myung, however, is having an unusual conflict — one against members of his own party and other liberal figures. The conflict is over the nomination of Kim Ji-yong, a former prosecutor, to be the inaugural chief of the Serious…
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President Lee Jae Myung is embroiled in an unusual clash with members of his own party and liberal figures over the nomination of Kim Ji-yong to lead the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (SCIA), according to political observers. The SCIA, established as part of prosecutorial reform, splits the prosecutors' office into two entities - one focusing on serious crimes and the other on indictments and prosecutions.
The controversy intensified with hardliners from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the minor liberal Rebuilding Korea Party (RKP) alleging that Kim's record defending prosecutorial powers disqualifies him from leading the new agency, labeling him a loyalist.
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